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Europe’s relationship with the plant has never been simple.

From the Club des Hashischins in 1800s Paris to Germany’s legalization era and the EU’s growing control over herb policy, this feature from our 50th anniversary print edition follows the long, messy evolution.

So… where do you think Europe’s next cannabis epicenter will be?

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Europe's Cannabis Capital Has Moved From Paris To Berlin In 200 Years. A Court Ruling Just Handed The Map To Brussels. Europe's cannabis capital keeps moving. Paris, then Amsterdam, then Barcelona, now Berlin. And a January 2026 court ruling against Hungary just rewrote who gets to decide where it moves next.

The future of cannabis might not look like a dispensary.

It might look more like hospitality, service and experience.

The industry is starting to understand this 👇

What If Your Dealer Had A Doorman? Sweetlife brings concierge-style cannabis to Yorkville with delivery, polish, and old-school New York trust.

The Cannaleaks exposure reportedly affected nearly a million records and raises a question every cannabis business should be asking:

Are we treating customer data with the seriousness it deserves?

Read more 👇

Cannaleaks: Nearly One Million Cannabis Club Users’ Data Was Exposed | High Times Nearly 985,000 cannabis club identity documents were reportedly exposed through public URLs linked to Cannabis Club Systems and PuffPal, raising serious

Smoking w**d is better than cigarettes… but is it harmless?

Cannabis consumption has split into different worlds: flower, blunts, carts, v**es, and they don’t affect your body the same way.

What Your Lungs Already Know About W**d Smoke Cannabis smoke, v**e carts, and lung health deserve a more honest conversation than “safe” or “dangerous.”

W**d at the 2026 World Cup isn’t a yes/no answer.

📌 In Canada: you’re mostly good (with rules)
📌 In the U.S.: it depends which city you land in
📌 In Mexico: don’t assume anything legal is available
📌 In stadiums: just don’t

Know the rules before you light up 👇

Can You Smoke W**d During the World Cup? U.S., Canada, and Mexico Rules, Explained | High Times Cannabis rules during the 2026 World Cup will depend heavily on where fans are traveling, with Canada offering the clearest legal framework, several U.S. host

Activist Abdellatif Adebibe takes us through Morocco’s Rif Mountains, a place where cannabis has long been survival, culture, and resistance all at once. Now, legalization is starting to change the whole picture.

From our 50th anniversary print issue 👇

https://hightimes.com/culture/theres-a-mountain-in-morocco-where-everyone-grows-hash-the-locals-call-it-the-temple-of-the-plant-the-government-called-it-illegal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=theres-a-mountain-in-morocco-where-everyone-grows-hash-the-locals-call-it-the-temple-of-the-plant-the-government-called-it-illegal

There's a Mountain in Morocco Where Everyone Grows Hash. The Locals Call It the Temple of the Plant. The Government Called It Illegal. | High Times For half a century, Morocco jailed the farmers who grew its world-famous hashish. Last year, the king pardoned 5,000 of them. A dispatch from the Rif Mountains and the men who never stopped growing.

Products that would've sounded like urban legends a few years ago are starting to show up in the real world.

The psychedelic market is changing fast. Maybe faster than anyone expected 👇

Inside the Exploding Market for M**A Gummies, DMT Vapes, and Gray Market Psychedelics | High Times The psychedelic underground has evolved into a booming global marketplace of mushroom edibles, v**e cartridges, analog compounds, and unregulated consumer products.